Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 1:7-9

7And Godאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the firmamentהָרָקִיעַ֒ha.ra.ki.a'H7549,and dividedוַיַּבְדֵּ֗לvai.yav.DelH914the watersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834wereunderמִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the firmamentלָרָקִ֔יעַla.ra.Ki.a'H7549from the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834wereaboveמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921the firmamentלָרָקִ֑יעַla.ra.Ki.a'H7549:and it was soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

8And Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the firmamentלָֽרָקִ֖יעַla.ra.Ki.a'H7549Heavenשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064.And the eveningעֶ֥רֶב'E.revH6153and the morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242were the secondשֵׁנִֽי׃ פshe.NiH8145dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

9And Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let the watersהַמַּ֜יִםha.Ma.yimH4325under the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064be gathered togetherיִקָּו֨וּyi.ka.VuH6960untoאֶל־'El-H413oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259placeמָק֣וֹםma.KomH4725,and let the dryהַיַּבָּשָׁ֑הhai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landappearוְתֵרָאֶ֖הve.te.ra.'EhH7200: and it was so.

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